Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 56 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "Railway" xDecade: "1960s" x Search term Filter by Subject Memories (1)Tay Road Bridge (2)Building Road Bridge (2)Filter by Format Artifact (4)Leaflet (1)Map (1)Newspaper cutting (2)Photograph (45)Picture (2)Text (1)Filter by Area Newport (44)Wormit (10)Filter by Decade 1870s (4)1880s (4)1890s (4)1900s (5)1910s (7)1920s (7)1930s (7)1940s (7)1950s (8)1970s (2)1980s (1)Filter by Century 19th (4) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest PAGE: 123Next > Diesel Train at East Newport Diesel Train at East Newport 1960s. Diesel Train at East Newport Diesel Train at East Newport 1960s. Two coal merchants' depots clearly visible. Diesel at Newport 1968 A surprising destination of Montrose on this diesel train at East Newport in 1968. Here East Newport station is looking rather tatty - it's only months before it would close for good in May 1969. Last Days at East Newport Station Four photographs showing the last days at East Newport station. Funeral Party on Last Train Mourning party on board last train for the funeral of the Dundee-Newport railway. L-R: Kinnear Baxter; Eddie Grimes; Stan Turner; Ian Falconer. Funeral for the Newport Railway The coffin for the funeral of the Newport railway is brought alongside the last train at East Newport on a suitably dismal wet May evening. It was piped on board, and was then 'buried at sea' from Dundee Esplanade. West Newport Station 1964 West Newport Station 1964, with its well tended flower tubs and platform garden. Diesel Train at Wormit Station Passengers ready to board diesel train at Wormit Station as it leaves the tunnel and approaches the platform. Burial at Sea for the Newport Railway After travelling on the last train from Newport the coffin containing the remains of the Newport Railway is launched into the river at Dundee Esplanade for its burial at sea. Steam Train at East Newport Station Arriving at East Newport Station, a steam train heading for Tayport. Steam Freight at East Newport Station Steam freight train at East Newport Station. East Newport signal box and Thomas Muir, Son and Patton Ltd coal depot in background. Diesel Train at East Newport Station Dundee-bound diesel train at East Newport Station. Steam Train at East Newport Station The arrival of a steam train at East Newport Station. Note the use of the old railway carriage on opposite platform. East Newport Station Platform Sign East Newport station platform sign, with house in Norwood behind. The ground between the station and Norwood was at one time used for allotments. Diesel at East Newport Station Diesel train at East Newport station. in the 1960s two coal merchants were based at the station, Smith Hood and Co Ltd, and Thomas Muir, Son and Patton Ltd. East Newport Signal Box East Newport Signal Box at the far end of the station. Photograph from 1968 not long before closure in 1969. Only single track remaining as no need by then for access to Tayport or for sidings access to the goods yard which had been behind the signal box. Buffers at East Newport Station Buffers in East Newport station in this 1968 photograph. The line to Tayport has been removed since 1966 and the sidings too have gone. East Newport Station from Linden Avenue A more unusual view of East Newport station in these two photographs taken from Linden Avenue. Diesel Train at East Newport Station Diesel train at East Newport station, seen through the footbridge. East Newport Railway Tickets East Newport rail tickets from 1965, and a luggage ticket from West Newport. West Newport Stationmaster Chris Anderson West Newport station was known for its lovely floral displays and hanging baskets. This is the green-fingered stationmaster, Chris Anderson, tending his roses. West Newport Stationmaster Chris Anderson Receives Award Green-fingered stationmaster Chris Anderson, who was responsible for West Newport station winning prizes in the Best Kept Station competition, receives an award for his efforts from Provost Smith. Steam Train Approaching West Newport Steam train approaching West Newport station 1967. Diesel Train Above West Newport Diesel train heading through West Newport. PAGE: 123Next >